a short while ago; already
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
vocal sound; tone of voice
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
match; game; bout; contest
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
like this; this sort; this way
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
naturalization; naturalisation
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
candy vendor (esp. an Edo-period candy vendor who sold candy while walking around playing the flute or another musical instrument); candy vender
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
woman employed in a restaurant, teahouse or teahouse offering sexual services
from out of nowhere; from who knows where